Ferry flights, colloquially known as ‘empty leg flights’, are trips a private charter makes without a designated set of passengers to board the plane.

1. FERRY FLIGHTS: THE CONCEPT EXPLAINED

2. Ferry flights, colloquially known as ‘empty leg flights’, are trips a
private charter makes without a designated set of passengers to board
the plane. Let’s look at a more precise definition of the term, as
defined by aerofiles.com:
A flight for the purpose of (1) returning an aircraft to base; (2)
delivering an aircraft from one location to another; (3) moving an
aircraft to and from a maintenance base. Ferry flights, under certain
conditions, may be conducted under terms in a special flight permit.
Ferry flights is a broad concept that is known in different names all
around the world, such as, empty leg flights, empty leg of a private
charter, repositioning flights. Ferry flights is an aviation term of this
type mode of flying, the others are better known among the flying
personnel.

3. There are a few reasons why these trips are taken by the private
charters, let’s have a look at some of the reasons for these flights:
Maintenance flights:
Like every other machine, a private charter also needs to be serviced
regularly for it to run efficiently. And for that it must be taken to a
maintenance station. The transit from the airport, the flight is docked
at, to the airport with a maintenance station is the reason for
maintenance flights. The seats on these flights are up for customers to
be availed as there are no designated fliers.
Non revenue flights:
After completing a transit and dropping off the flier to their
destination, a charter plane must be returned to its base to suit any
other bookings that are made for it or if there are any maintenance
tasks that need to be undertaken. These flights do not have any set of
fliers and are open for customers to avail a luxurious travel on them.
Repositioning flights:
Most charter planes are docked at a certain base when there are no
bookings made for them. But once there is a booking that aircraft must
be sent to the booking location. This transit is either charged as ferry
flight fee to the customer or it is waived off by the charter plane

4. company. However, in such a case the company let’s customers avail
seats on this flight.
Now that we know the concept of ferry flights a little better, let’s look
at the benefits this feature carries along with it:
A ferry flight is a mode of transport that is
cheap as well as the luxurious travel at its price.
These flights are almost 80% cheaper as
compared to the pricing of a charter flight.
Almost all of us are aware of the comfort that
comes with a private charter, the luxurious seat,
never-ending leg space, no early arrival binding are only a few. A ferry
flight costs anywhere around the same as a business class ticket on an
airplane, but gives you a completely upgraded experience in terms of
comfort. To be talking figuratively, the difference in the cost would be
only about 2x but the comfort, luxury and perks are almost 10x to that
of a commercial flight.
So, go ahead and explore all the ferry flights that are waiting for you to
bunk in them and have a luxurious travel!